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steep adj.险峻的；陡峭的；急剧的、大起大落的v.浸泡，浸透，湿透；沉浸，笼罩 (1) 这山太陡了，骑自行车可上不去。(2) 最后一段上坡路很陡。(3) 公共汽车艰难地爬上陡峭的山岗。(4) 那东西标价50英镑，而我认为对于一部二手货的割草机来说，那个价钱不合理。 You often hear steep used as an adjective to describe cliffs, hills, or even water park slides that have a perilous slope. Steep can apply to curves on a chart––you might say when someone who has a lot to learn that their learning curve is going to be steep. Steep also comes up to describe exorbitant changes in costs or spending. Everyone would love to travel more, but sometimes plane fare is too steep.

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英 [stiːp] 美 [stiːp] (1) This hill is too steep to ride up on a bicycle.(2) The last part of the ascent is very steep.(3) The bus toiled up the steep hill.(4) It’s priced at fifty pounds, and I think that’s a bit steep for a secondhand lawn mower. Steep means sharply angled. When hiking trails lead straight up mountainsides, they've got a steep incline. Steep also means to soak in, as in steeping a tea bag in boiling water. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]陡的；陡峭的；陡直的 A steep slope rises at a very sharp angle and is difficult to go up. San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very steep.旧金山建在 40 座小山丘上，其中一些非常陡峭。...a narrow, steep-sided valley.两旁山坡陡峭的狭窄山谷steeplyThe road climbs steeply, with good views of Orvieto through the trees.路陡直地向上延伸，透过树木可以清楚地看到奥尔维耶托。...steeply terraced valleys.陡直的阶梯状山谷...houses with steeply sloping roofs.屋顶陡斜的房屋2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](增加或减少)急剧的，大幅度的 A steep increase or decrease in something is a very big increase or decrease. Consumers are rebelling at steep price increases.消费者在抗议物价飞涨。steeplyUnemployment is rising steeply.失业率正在大幅上升。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](价格)过高的，昂贵的 If you say that the price of something is steep, you mean that it is expensive.   [usu v-link ADJ]  [INFORMAL 非正式]The annual premium can be a little steep, but will be well worth it if your dog is injured.每年要交的保险费可能有点高，但如果你的狗受了伤就会很值了。4[VERB 动词]浸泡(食物) To steep food in a liquid means to put the food in the liquid for some time so that the food gets flavour from the liquid.   [V n]  [V-ed]It's a drink made by steeping pineapple rind in water.这是用菠萝皮泡在水里做的饮料。...green beans steeped in olive oil.在橄榄油里浸泡过的青豆

英语单词	steep
英美音标	英 [stiːp] 美 [stiːp]
中文释义	adj.险峻的；陡峭的；急剧的、大起大落的 v.浸泡，浸透，湿透；沉浸，笼罩
英语例句	(1) This hill is too steep to ride up on a bicycle. (2) The last part of the ascent is very steep. (3) The bus toiled up the steep hill. (4) It’s priced at fifty pounds, and I think that’s a bit steep for a secondhand lawn mower.
中文例句	(1) 这山太陡了，骑自行车可上不去。 (2) 最后一段上坡路很陡。 (3) 公共汽车艰难地爬上陡峭的山岗。 (4) 那东西标价50英镑，而我认为对于一部二手货的割草机来说，那个价钱不合理。
vocabulary简明	Steep means sharply angled. When hiking trails lead straight up mountainsides, they've got a steep incline. Steep also means to soak in, as in steeping a tea bag in boiling water.
vocabulary扩展	You often hear steep used as an adjective to describe cliffs, hills, or even water park slides that have a perilous slope. Steep can apply to curves on a chart––you might say when someone who has a lot to learn that their learning curve is going to be steep. Steep also comes up to describe exorbitant changes in costs or spending. Everyone would love to travel more, but sometimes plane fare is too steep.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]陡的；陡峭的；陡直的 A steep slope rises at a very sharp angle and is difficult to go up. San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very steep. 旧金山建在 40 座小山丘上，其中一些非常陡峭。 ...a narrow, steep-sided valley. 两旁山坡陡峭的狭窄山谷 steeply The road climbs steeply, with good views of Orvieto through the trees. 路陡直地向上延伸，透过树木可以清楚地看到奥尔维耶托。 ...steeply terraced valleys. 陡直的阶梯状山谷 ...houses with steeply sloping roofs. 屋顶陡斜的房屋 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](增加或减少)急剧的，大幅度的 A steep increase or decrease in something is a very big increase or decrease. Consumers are rebelling at steep price increases. 消费者在抗议物价飞涨。 steeply Unemployment is rising steeply. 失业率正在大幅上升。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](价格)过高的，昂贵的 If you say that the price of something is steep, you mean that it is expensive. [usu v-link ADJ] [INFORMAL 非正式] The annual premium can be a little steep, but will be well worth it if your dog is injured. 每年要交的保险费可能有点高，但如果你的狗受了伤就会很值了。 4 [VERB 动词]浸泡(食物) To steep food in a liquid means to put the food in the liquid for some time so that the food gets flavour from the liquid. [V n] [V-ed] It's a drink made by steeping pineapple rind in water. 这是用菠萝皮泡在水里做的饮料。 ...green beans steeped in olive oil. 在橄榄油里浸泡过的青豆

Steep Means Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Food Water Describe Steeply